gesundheit

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Smile and say cheese, or fromage or gesundheit, depending on what language you have there.

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  1. interjection Used to wish good health to a person who has just sneezed.

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Words tagged gesundheit

aardvark · askew · azure · banshee · bivouac · boohoo · bugaboo · cachou · cashew · ketchup · chinchilla · crevasse · tsar · ennui · eschew · escutcheon

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  1. German, health, from Middle High German gesuntheit, from gesunt, healthy, from Old High German gisunt.

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  1. German, from gesund, sound in health, + -heit, English -hood.
 

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/gɑˈsunthaɪt/
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by Norma Jean Young

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